GNU bug report logs - #14854
A typo, IMHO

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Michael Dan Mossinsohn <consistent1 <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:21:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: fixed, notabug, wontfix

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 14854 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Dan Mossinsohn <consistent1 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 14854 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14854: A typo, IMHO
Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:44:11 -0400

Michael Dan Mossinsohn wrote:

> While using the emacs help system I noticed the line:
> "Describe key (or click or menu item):"
> Which appears while using C-h k or C-h k.
>
> I guess the "or menu item" was supposed to be 'on menu item' or maybe 'on a
> menu item'.

I think it means: you can describe either a key-press, or a mouse-click,
or a menu-item. The latter is accessed by a mouse-click, but I guess the
wording tries to inform people that they _can_ get a description of a
menu-item, which might not otherwise be apparent.
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